The following states and territories rose in trend terms in May 2012: New South Wales (0.5%), Queensland (0.6%), Western Australia (0.7%), South Australia (0.2%), Victoria (0.1%), the Australian Capital Territory (0.5%) and the Northern Territory (0.4%). Tasmania (-0.2%) fell in trend terms in May 2012.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

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Release Date

June 2012

2 August 2012

July 2012

3 September 2012

August 2012

4 October 2012

September 2012

5 November 2012

October 2012

3 December 2012

November 2012

9 January 2013

CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

As happens each year, an annual seasonal reanalysis has been undertaken based on estimates up to and including April 2012. No significant changes have occurred in this reanalysis, resulting in only minor revisions to the seasonally adjusted estimates.

REVISIONS

Original estimates for Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services have been revised from January 2012 onwards as a result of updated information received from survey respondents.

Revisions to seasonally adjusted estimates are due to revisions to original estimates as well as the concurrent methodology for deriving seasonal factors.

TIME SERIES DATA

Data available from the Downloads tab of this issue on the ABS website include longer time series of tables in this publication, the quarterly chain volume measures and the following additional current price monthly series:

Retail turnover by state and 15 industry subgroups in trend, seasonally adjusted and original terms

Retail turnover completely enumerated and sample sector, by six industry groups in original terms

Retail turnover completely enumerated and sample sector, by state in original terms

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